They were complaining 20 years ago, too: An opinion piece in our November 2, 1992 issue declared that discrimination against white males had begun in full force and said that, indeed, in five years the poor white male would be a “target group.” Right.
Oh my: In this column last issue, we reported on the two-decade-old exploits of one Eugene Evans, who had been taken off his duties at the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) and was trying to run again for the same position (director of campus communications) by getting around some CCSS policies regarding who can run in the elections. Well, cut to two weeks later, and Evans called student council members and candidates “the dyke brigade” at an election speech at Interurban. Evans did clarify during his speech, however, that “they were, in fact, not dykes,” according to the article. Evans did not get re-elected.
The future is here: We asked students in our Speak Up column what Camosun would look like in 20 years time. How did the predictions work out? Well, is driving to school banned? Is college cheaper than university? Is it really crowded? No, no, and generally speaking, no. But one student’s words ring true: “I think students here need to realize just how lucky they are,” said Panduan Wijaya, comparing his experience here to other places in the world. True then, true now.